Verbes - PET Flashcards
(126 cards)
2
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accept
A
accepter
to agree to take something that is offered to you
3
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act
A
jouer
to perform in a play or film
4
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advertise
A
faire de la publicité
to tell people about something, on television or in newspapers, etc, so that they will buy it
5
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attend
A
suivre, assister à
to go to an event or a place
6
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be fed up with
A
en avoir assez de
to feel bored and unhappy with a situation, thing or person
7
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be friends with
A
être ami avec
to like someone and feel they are your friend
8
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be in love
A
être amoureux
to love someone in a romantic way
9
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be someone’s type
A
être le genre de quelqu’un
to be the kind of person someone thinks is attractive
10
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become/make friends with
A
devenir amis avec
to start being friends with someone you have recently met
11
Q
believe
A
croire
to think that something is true, or that what someone says is true
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believe in
A
croire en
to be certain that something exists
13
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book (tickets)
A
réserver (billets)
to arrange to go to a show at a time in the future
14
Q
break
A
casser
to damage a bone in your body
15
Q
bring back
A
rapporter
to return something to the shop where you bought it
16
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browse
A
regarder
to walk around a shop and look at things without buying anything
17
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build
A
construire
to make something by putting materials and parts together
18
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call
A
appeler
to telephone someone
19
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call back
A
rappeler
to telephone someone a second time, or to telephone someone who telephoned you earlier
20
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camp
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camp
to stay in a tent or temporary home
21
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care about
A
se soucier
to feel that something is important
22
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change (your) mind
A
changer d’avis
to change a decision or opinion
23
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chat
A
bavarder
to talk with someone in a friendly way
24
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clean up
A
nettoyer
to make a place clean and tidy
25
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collect
A
ramasser
to get things from different places and bring them together
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**complain**
**se plaindre**
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to say that something is wrong or that you are angry about something
27
**confirm**
**confirmer**
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to tell an airline that you plan to use your ticket
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**cut down**
**abattre**
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to cut a plant (for example, a tree) so that it falls
29
**damage**
**endommager**
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to harm or break something
30
**deceive**
**tromper**
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to make someone believe something that is not true
31
**deliver**
**livrer**
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to take letters or things to a person or place
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**demonstrate**
**faire la démonstration de**
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to show someone how to do something
33
**depart**
**quitter**
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to leave a place
34
**destroy**
**détruire**
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to damage something so badly that it cannot be used or does not exist
35
**dive**
**plonger**
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to jump into water with your head and arms going in first
36
**eat in**
**consommer sur place**
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to choose to eat restaurant food in the restaurant instead of taking it away
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**encourage**
**encourager**
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to say good things to someone that will make them confident about doing something
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**examine**
**examiner**
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to look at someone or something very carefully, especially to try to discover something
39
**feel sick**
**avoir la nausée**
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feel that food in your stomach will come up
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**fit**
**être à la taille de**
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to be the right shape or size for someone or something
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**float**
**flotter**
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to move gently through air or on water
42
**get divorced**
**divorcer**
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to officially stop being married
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**get engaged**
**se fiancer**
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to promise each other that you will marry soon
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**get married**
**se marier**
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to begin a legal relationship with someone as their husband or wife
45
**get on with**
**s'entendre avec**
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If two people get on with each other, they like each other and are friends.
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**go on a diet**
**se mettre au régime**
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to have rules about what you eat, usually to lose weight
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**go out with**
**sortir avec**
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when you have a date with someone, especially if you see them often
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**grow up**
**devenir adulte**
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to become older or an adult
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**hang on**
**attendre**
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to wait, especially on the telephone
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**hang up**
**raccrocher**
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to end a phone call
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**heat**
**chauffer**
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to make something become hot or warm
52
**hire**
**louer**
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to pay money in order to use something for a short time
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**hurt**
**faire mal**
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If a part of your body hurts, it is painful.
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**in touch (keep/stay)**
**en contact (rester)**
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to be/remain in contact
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**influence**
**influencer**
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to change the way that someone thinks
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**inform**
**informer**
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to tell someone about something
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**introduce**
**présenter**
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to tell someone another person’s name the first time that they meet
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**invite**
**inviter**
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to ask someone to come to your house, to a party, etc
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**judge**
**juger**
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to decide the winner or results of a competition
60
**land**
**atterrir**
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when an aeroplane arrives on the ground after flying
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**laugh**
**rire**
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to smile and make sounds with your voice because something is funny
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**look after**
**s'occuper de, prendre soin de**
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to take care of someone or something
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**look forward to**
**se réjouir**
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to feel happy about something that is going to happen
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**lose**
**perdre**
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not to win a game or competition
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**make a phone call**
**passer un coup de fil**
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to use a telephone
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**manage**
**gérer**
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to be in control of
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**match**
**être bien assorti, correspondre**
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to be of the same colour or type
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**meet**
**rencontrer**
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to see and speak to someone
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**mind (not)**
**déranger (pas)**
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(not) to be angry or worried about something
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**miss**
**rater**
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to arrive too late to get on a bus, train or aircraft
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**move**
**bouger**
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to change place or position, or to make something change place or position
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**notice**
**remarquer**
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to see something and be aware of it
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**operate**
**faire marcher**
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If a machine operates, it works, and if you operate it, you make it work.
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**order**
**commander**
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to ask for food or other things
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**organise**
**organiser**
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to plan or arrange something
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**persuade**
**persuader**
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to make someone agree to do something by talking to them a lot about it
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**phone (telephone)**
**téléphoner**
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to speak to someone by telephone
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**plan**
**organiser**
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to decide what you are going to do or how you are going to do something
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**play**
**jouer**
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to make music with a musical instrument
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**prepare**
**préparer**
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to get ready for something in the future
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**prevent**
**empêcher**
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to stop something happening or to stop someone doing something
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**produce**
**produire**
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to make or grow something
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**program**
**programmer**
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to give (a machine) a set of instructions to do something
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**promise**
**promettre**
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to say that you will certainly do something or that something will certainly happen
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**promise**
**promettre**
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to say that you will certainly do something or that something will certainly happen
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**recommend**
**recommander**
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to say that someone or something is good or suitable for a particular purpose
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**refuse**
**refuser**
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to say that you will not do or accept something
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**relax**
**(se) détendre**
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to become happy and comfortable because nothing is worrying you
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**remarry**
**se remarier**
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to get married again after a divorce or the death of a husband or wife
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**repair**
**réparer**
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to mend something that is broken or damaged
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**replace**
**remplacer**
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to get a new thing in place of something older
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**ring**
**appeler**
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to telephone someone
93
**run out of**
**manquer de**
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to use all of something so that there is none left
94
**save**
**sauver**
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to reduce the amount of money/space/time, etc, that you have to use
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**search**
**chercher**
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to try to find someone or something
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**serve (a customer)**
**servir (un client)**
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to help customers and sell things to them in a shop
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**set off**
**se mettre en route**
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to start (a journey)
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**share**
**partager**
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to have or use something at the same time as someone else
99
**shoot (a film)**
**tourner (un film)**
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to use a camera to make a film
100
**sneeze**
**éternuer**
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when air suddenly comes out through your nose and mouth with a loud sound
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**sound**
**sembler**
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to seem good/interesting/strange, etc, from what you have heard
102
**spoil**
**endommager**
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to damage something or stop it from being enjoyable or successful
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**spoil**
**gâcher**
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to stop something from being enjoyable or successful
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**study**
**étudier**
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to learn about a subject, usually at school or university
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**suggest**
**suggérer**
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to talk about an idea or plan for someone else to consider
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**suit**
**(bien) aller**
to make someone look more attractive
107
**support (a football team)**
**soutenir (une équipe de football)**
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to like a particular sports team and want them to win
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**switch on/off**
**allumer/éteindre**
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to turn on/off
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**take away**
**(à) emporter**
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to buy food in a restaurant and eat it at home or somewhere else
110
**take care**
**faire attention**
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to give a lot of attention to what you are doing so that you do not have an accident or make a mistake
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**take notice of**
**faire attention à**
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to pay attention to
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**taste**
**avoir un goût**
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If food tastes a particular way, it has that flavour.
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**text**
**envoyer un texto/sms**
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to send a written message from a mobile phone
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**throw away**
**jeter**
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to put something in the rubbish
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**tidy**
**ranger**
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to put everything in its correct place
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**top up**
**recharger**
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to pay more money to your phone company so that you can continue using your phone
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**tour**
**visiter**
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to travel around a place for pleasure
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**trust**
**faire confiance**
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to believe that someone is good and honest and will not harm you
119
**try something on**
**essayer**
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to put on a piece of clothing to see if it fits you
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**turn the heating up/down**
**augmenter/diminuer le chauffage**
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to increase or decrease the amount of warmth from a central heating system
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**upset**
**contrarier**
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to make someone feel sad or worried
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**volunteer**
**se porter volontaire**
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to offer to do something without being asked to do it
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**warn**
**prévenir**
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to tell someone that something bad may happen in the future
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**waste time**
**perdre son temps**
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to use your time badly
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**whistle**
**siffler**
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to make a sound by breathing air out through a small hole made with your lips
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**win**
**gagner**
to get the most points or succeed in a competition
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**lose your temper**
**se mettre en colère**
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to become angry
